Leaving competition behind, either temporarily or permanently, doesn’t mean your training should stop being achievement-based. You just need to learn to set different goals.

You’re going to be tired, you’re going to lose motivation, and you’re going to feel yourself going backward sometimes. That’s why it’s important to develop these skills and plan for the difficult times.

Tempo training has the potential to be highly specialized to meet whatever metabolic demands, fiber type, or performance goal an athlete wants to develop.

Have some eggnog and tell yourself that you will be back to beast mode soon enough.

“I think you are f***ing up.” Quite a way to start a conversation, but that was how it went for me.

Key performance indicators are specific, measurable things that tell us whether or not we are making progress toward our goals.